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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What simile did the author use to describe the weather on the day of Grandma Rosa's funeral?
(a) "The sun was as bright as an egg yolk" (83).
(b) "The sky was as black as an eggplant" (83).
(c) "The raindrops were sharp as tacks" (83).
(d) "The clouds were as thick as a milkshake" (83).

2. What caused Manny to curse while in the back seat of the car after the family had picked up Manny's father from the pool hall?
(a) He burned his arm on the car door.
(b) He remembered that he had left his quarter inside the pool hall.
(c) He saw the Garcia brothers running toward the car.
(d) He got mad at his father for staying too long at the pool hall.

3. What was one fruit that did NOT grow on the tree Manny's grandfather had created by grafting many different branches together?
(a) Apples.
(b) Plums.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Cherries.

4. Though Manny's mother wanted him to attend a better high school, his father disagreed. What did he want Manny to do instead?
(a) Manny's father wanted him to drop out of high school and to start taking classes at the community college.
(b) Manny's father wanted him to drop out of school and get a dishwashing job to start working his way up in the world.
(c) Manny's father wanted him to get a job at the local slaughterhouse and to begin an apprenticeship.
(d) Manny's father wanted him to stay in his current school and to do whatever he could to succeed there.

5. When Manny and Rebecca got to the pool hall to find Manuel, who told Rebecca that Manuel had already gone home?
(a) Rico.
(b) Manny.
(c) Mr. Sanchez.
(d) The Garcia brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Nardo NOT hold, according to his brother Manny?

2. When the foreman assigned a chili pepper row to Manny and Nardo, why had it not been chosen by anyone else?

3. Where did Manny ask Mr. Hart to drop him off so as to avoid being seen by his neighbors or family members?

4. What did Manny mean when he said, "I was of my grandpa Ignacio's line of useful blood?" (6)

5. How many pool tables did Manny's dad's favorite pool hall have?

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